CARBURIGHT

CARBURATION NON DESTRUCTIVE MONITORING

During his service life, cracking tubes carburizates if carbon diffuses through the tube, this carbon is combined with chrome embrittling
the refractory steel and making it non-weldable. One of the best ways to avoid failure issues is predictive maintenance.
3,5
High risk of

Average C content (%wt)

Carburight technology has been developed by Manoir Industries. This 3 failure
device is based on the magnetic transition between the nonmagnetic as 2,5
cast material and magnetic carburized steel. Indeed, due to chrome Tube can not be welded
depletion in the austenitic matrix material gradually becomes magnetic 2
Tube can be welded
if carburation arrives. 1,5 (heat treatment) Average
risk of
Therefore Carburight provides a quick and nondestructive method able Tube can be
failure
1 welded
to control carbon content and weldability of cracking tubes, which
avoids unscheduled shutdowns. 0,5 Low failure risk
New tube
0
0 10 20 30
Magnetic flux (mT)
Using Carburight is extremely easy and only needs punctual measurements. These
measures are carried out touching tubes at room temperature.
This device is sent with an average calibration curve of Manaurite
Carburizated tube profile XM grade, which permits an easy and approximate interpretation
of carburation, weldability and remaining life of measured zones.
Carburight values depend on the tube external diameter, the tube
thickness, the carburization profile and the refractory steel grade. Manoir
Industries, with 100 years in metallurgical expertise, is able to perform a
precise Carburight calibration corresponding with the customer parameters
permitting the best monitoring of cracking tubes.
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User manual
Measure probe

Measure
fonction
Seemeter
On/off
fonction

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User manual

1. Put the on off bouton in the on position

2. Put the measure probe in contact with the tube

to be measured in vertical/axial direction as the
image at right

3. Push the measure bouton for 0,5 seconds in

order to measure the tube magnetization

4. The measure remains freeze in the device, you

can save this measure.

5. Repeat step 3 each time you desire take a

measure

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As Carburization depends on the temperature,

Uneven carburization front
surfaces directly exposed to the burners are more
carburized.

In order to obtain a more precise result perform

Carburight measurement in the 4 main directions
(see arrows)

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Magnetisation and carburization

Carburight technology is based on the magnetic transition between the nonmagnetic as cast material and
magnetic carburized steel.

Carburight provides a quick and nondestructive method able to control carbon content, ageing and weldability
of cracking tubes, which avoids unscheduled shutdowns.

Carburight is sent with an average (25Cr/35Ni) calibration curve which relates magnetic signal with
carburization.

However, Carburight values depends on the tube external diameter, the tube thickness, the carburization profile
and the refractory steel grade.

Manoir industries is able to perform a precise calibration of each one of cracking tubes and help with remaining
life assessment through this device. We recommend to carry out this precise calibration because a high
dispersion is highlighted depending on the tube thickness and the steel grade

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AVERAGE CALIBRATION CURVE FOR 25CR/35NI

In order to measure to known your average C content for 25Cr/35Ni grade use this curve

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Average C content (%wt)

1,8

1,6

1,4

1,2

0,8

0,6

0,4

0,2

0
0 5 10 15 20 25

Magnetic flux (mT) 6